| Marker Number |
17246 |
| Atlas Number |
5507017246 |
| Marker Title |
Cooper Creek Baptist Church |
| Index Entry |
Cooper Creek Baptist Church |
| Address |
582 Fishtrap Road |
| City |
Denton |
| County |
Denton |
| UTM Zone |
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| UTM Easting |
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| UTM Northing |
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| Subject Codes |
Religion, Baptist, Churches |
| Marker Year |
2012 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Loop 288 go east on US 380 0.4 miles to the intersection of US 380 and Cooper Creek Road; North on Cooper Creek Road 0.5 Miles to the intersection of Cooper Creek Road and Fish Trap Road; Straight on Fish Trap Road to 4582 Fishtrap Road |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" with post |
| Marker Text |
AS EARLY AS 1872 BAPTISTS IN THE COOPER CREEK COMMUNITY MET FOR CHURCH IN A BUILDING LOCATED CLOSE TO THE CURRENT STRUCTURE. IN 1916, L.F. “TOM” COLLINS DONATED LAND TO THE CHURCH TO BUILD A NEW SANCTUARY, WHICH WAS COMPLETED THE FOLLOWING YEAR. IN 1961, THE CONGREGATION ADDED A NEW STEEPLE AND ENTRANCE, AND EXPANDED INTO SMALLER BUILDINGS AS ITS MEMBERSHIP GREW. THE CURRENT SANCTUARY WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 2000 ON THE ORIGINAL SITE OF THE 1917 WHITE FRAME CHURCH, WHICH HAD BEEN MOVED ACROSS FISHTRAP ROAD, EAST OF THE SCHOOLHOUSE. FOR MORE THAN A HUNDRED YEARS, THE COOPER CREEK CHURCH HAS BEEN A SANCTUARY FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ITS CURRENT MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES DESCENDANTS OF THE ORIGINAL SETTLING FAMILIES. |
